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- The John Wooden stamp, honoring the legendary UCLA basketball coach was issued on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. - The stamp features a portrait of Coach Wooden with a background in UCLA blue, highlighting a player defending a shot, symbolizing Wooden's defensive coaching philosophy. - The numbers on the jerseys of the players in the background, 4 and 10, represent the four perfect seasons and ten national championships Wooden achieved during his tenure at UCLA. - Designe …

- The Radiant Star stamp was issued on February 19, 2024 in Star, IDL. - It features a patriotic design with red and white stripes radiating from a blue star, incorporating elements from the American flag. - The stamp was designed by Carol Beehler, with Antonio Alcalá providing art direction, giving the star a three-dimensional look using two shades of blue. - Scott #: 5832.

- The Saul Bellow stamp was issued on February 6, 2024 in Chicago, IL. - This stamp is the 34th in the series and features a portrait of the renowned American novelist with a Chicago street scene backdrop. - Designed by Ethel Kessler with art by Joe Ciardiello, the stamp showcases Bellow in pen, ink, and watercolor, capturing the essence of his connection to Chicago. - The stamp is a Three-Ounce rate stamp. - Scott #: 5831. …

- The Constance Baker Motley stamp was issued on January 31, 2024 in New York, NY. - The stamp features a portrait of Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights pioneer and the first African American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. - This stamp is part of the Black Heritage series, being the 47th stamp in the collection. - The artwork for the stamp was created by Charly Palmer and is rendered in acrylic on canvas. - The design includes stenciled circular s …

- The Year of the Dragon stamp was issued on January 25, 2024 in Seattle, WA. - The 2024 Lunar New Year stamp celebrates the Year of the Dragon, the fifth sign in the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing success, wisdom, and power. - The stamp features the colors gold for prosperity and red for luck. - Artist Camille Chew crafted the dragon mask featured on the stamp using hand-printed paper, which was then cut, scored, and folded into shape. - Art Director Antonio Alcalá oversaw the design of …

- Cosmic Cliffs stamp is a $30.45 Priority Mail Express stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service on January 22, 2024, in Greenbelt, MD. - It features a high-definition image of the Cosmic Cliffs within the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. - Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, using an image provided by NASA, ESA, Canadian Space Agency, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. - Scott #: 5828. …

- The Pillars of Creation stamp is a $9.85 Priority Mail stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service on January 22, 2024, in Greenbelt, MD. - It features an image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, showcasing the Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula. - The Pillars of Creation image on the stamp is a digitally colored depiction of the invisible bands of mid-infrared light emitted by the formation, allowing us to see a landscape otherwise invisible to the hum …

- The 2024 Love stamp was issued on January 12, 2024 in Romance, Arkansas. - It features a stylized white bird carrying a pink envelope sealed with a red heart against a rich red background. - This stamp is part of the popular Love series that began in 1973. - Designed by Antonio Alcalá with an illustration by Katie Kirk, it represents sentiments of love and affection. - The Love stamp is a Forever® stamp, always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce ra …

Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllisterThe 40¢ Red Fox stamp that the United States Postal Service is planning to issue in 2023 has an unusual pedigree.It is the product of a lobbying campaign by bulk mailers who convinced postal executives that the new stamp could boost first-class mail volume.Stephen Kearney, a former USPS stamp executive who led the campaign, told Linn’s Stamp News that bulk mailers will use the new 40¢ Red Fox stamp in combination with other stamps on their postage-paid r …